Protector for automobiles



Nov. 5, 1929.. BANSCHBACH l PROTECTOR FOR AUTOMOBILES Original FiledApril 22. 1922 35 claims.

Patented Nov. 5,.- 1929 UNITED STATES EDWARD A. BANSCHBACH, F CHICAGO,ILLINOIS PROTECTOR FOR ATOMOBILES Original application led Apri1722,1922, Serial No. 555,973. Renewed March 16, 1927. VDivided and thisapplication led January 18, 1928. Serial No. 247,739.

This application is a division of my application, originally filed April22, 1922, renewed March 16, 1927, Serial No. 555,973.

The invention relates to automobile accessories and has for its primaryobject to provide a .device for protecting automobiles and othervehicles from injury by accidents and collisions.

A further objectof the invention is to pro- 10 vide an improved meansfor carrying a spare tire and other devices or parts at the rear of thevehicle so that the same will -bel readily accessible when occasiondemands.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined spare' tirecarrier and rear end bumper for vehicles which shall be of improvedconstruction and eiiicient in operation.

Still another important feature of the invention resides in thecombination and cooperative relationship of parts making up the combinedbumper and'spare tire carrier and in which the structural features ofrthe bumper part of the assembly are so construct- Aed as to enableconvenient access to be had to the spare tires carried by the carrier sothat they maybe removed and replaced on the carrier very convenientlyand Without undue manual effort. A

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of partsshown in 'the accompanying drawing and described -in the followingspeciicatiom and it is more particularly pointed out in the appended .Inthe-drawings:-'

Fi 1 is a vertical sectional view showing one orm ofthe combined bumperandspale tire carrier mounted to a vehicle frame;

Fig. 2 is a rear end .view` of the device illustrated in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a to plan view ofthe device shown in Fig. l; andp Fig. 4 is aview similar to Fig. 1 but showf i .45 ing a modification of theinvention.

Referring now tothe drawing in detail, 10 represents one of the framemembers of a motor vehicleif vThe combined bumper andm spare tirecarrier is supported or mounted on ,50 :these frame members 10 bybrackets y134 seedge of the plate 36. At the corners of the cured to therear ends of theframe members 10 and connectei to rods 35 secured to therear plate 36 of the tire carrier. yThe plate 36 as a container 37pivoted at 38 at the lower container 37 are pockets 39 havindoors 40closing openings to the ,pockets which extend through the front face 41of the container. These pockets may be used for storing extra innertubes or other articles which may be desired. A hasp 42 and lock '43 areprovided for holding the container 37 in closed position. When it isdesired to have access 'to the inside of the container it maybe swungdown- Wardly into the broken line-positions shown in Fig. 1 so thatthetires may be vremoved or replaced in the container with very littleliftmg. v A cylindrical compartment 44 is provided within thecontainer37 and occupies a space at the center of the compartment not used bythfe tires. If desired, this central compartment may be divided by areinforcing plate 45 and covers 46 are provided for closing the openingsto the central compartment. It will be Aseen that the Walls of thiscentral compartmentand the reinforcing walls of the plate/45 will act asstruts to prevent collapse of the cover plate 41 in case of a rear-endcolf lision. In some cases it may be desirable to provide an additionalabutment plate 47 in the rear of the container 37 provided with,vcompression springs 43 for absorbing the force of a collision againstthe cover plate 41 of the tire carrier. This construction is shown inFig. 4. For .further safeguarding the`construction a rear bumper bar49may be supported by compression springs 50 car-v ried -by thefcoverplate 41 of thetire carrier 37 The bumper 49 is further connected tothe" tire 'carrier 37 "by bars 51 extending from 'the rearV face of thebumper to the 'sides of the tire container. "topposite vsides of theswing-- ing container 37 are plates 52 extending rear- 95 ward-ly fromthe rearplate 36 and reinforced by brackets 53. The brackets 53 havetheir l rear ends curved, as shown at 54, to form abutment stops'fortheA bumper 49.' Resilient 60 i a carriercase res1l1ently mountedthereon,'said shown in Figs. land 2, to hold the container 37 m closedposition.'

From the above description, it will-be read,- ily seen that the bumper49 under the influence ofthe springs 50' serves as a resilient im- 'pactbar for absorbing shocks of collision, protecting not only the s aretire carrier an`d the tires carried thereby, ut also the rear end'various changes in the construction andarrangement of parts withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as delined by theclaims hereto appended, and I do not wish therefore to be restricted tothe precise construction herein contained.

Having thus described and shown an embodiment of my invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is

. 1. The combination with a vehicle frame,

rof a carrying case resiliently supported by said frame in position toform a bumper for said vehicle frame. l

2. The combination with a vehicle frame,

of a carrying case resiliently supported by said frame,.sa'id casehaving front andrear walls, and strut members extending between saidwalls.

3. The combination with a vehicle frame, of a carrying case resilientlsupported by said framein position to orm a bumper A therefor, said casehaving spaced outer'and inner walls, and a supplemental bumper carriedbythe outer wall of said case.

4.`The combination with a vehicle frame,

of a carrying case mounted thereon, said case comprlsing a plate securedt0 said frame, and

ta container ,comprisinga cover member. and lateralwallsefor spaclngsaldcover memberI fromsaid plate, said cont'alnerbemg hinged to said plateto swing downwardly into open position. y i

5. The combination with a vehicle, of a carrier case mounted thereon,said case comprise ing a fixed upright plate, and a container forholdingarticles having side walls arranged to engage said .plate andbeinghinged tjo saidy plate to swing thereon into open position. p 6.The combination with a vehicle frame, of

case comprising anrupright plate, and a rectangularI containerhinged tosaid plate', said vcontainer having compartments 'at the corners 1thereof to provide la substantially circular central compartment4intermediate said corner compartments.

` 7 AThe combination with a vehicle frameof a carrier case mountedthereon, said case comprising a fixed supporting plate, and arectangular container hinged thereto, said conarranged to swingdownwardly into open po'- sition, a fastening'- means for securing saidbox in closed position, reinforcing members forming struts between thefront and rear of said case whensaid box is closed and separating saidbox into compartments, resilient means for resisting torce tending tocollapse said box, and a supplemental resilient bumper for protectingsaid box.

9. In combination with a vehicle, of a spare tire carrier mounted on therear end of the vehicle, and an impact bar mounted on the. side of saidcarrier away from the vehlcle, and means for swmging sa1d bar into 'alowered position when removing a -tire from the carrier.'

10.` In a device of the class described, the combination with a casingfor enclosing articles adapted to be resiliently mounted on a vehicleframe, of a-cover forsaid casing hingedly mounted thereon' to` form aprotecting means for the. contents of said casing and for completelyenclosing said contents. v e

11. In an article of the class described-,.the combination with a casingadapted to be resilientlv mounted on a vehicle frame, of a cover forsaid casing, a bumper resiliently mounted upon said cover and extendingover the edges thereof, and means attached to the sides of saidcasingso' as to prevent undue ,exing of those portions of the bumper extendingover the edges of said casing.

12. A vehicle bumper adapted to normally protect articles supported onthe exterior of said vehicle comprising a -resilientlgy7 supmoved from aposition where it protects said articles and prevents their removal, toa position which permits their removal from the vehicle.

. l 13. An automobile bumper comprising an impact bar adapted'toberesilientlyvmounted onithe frame of the vehicle and having a nhingedconnection therewith,said bar'being normally adapted to occupy aposition in whlclrit forms a protecting means for part of sazd'vehicle,and means for holding it in ported" bar movably mounted so as to be saidposition and preventing ,itl fronibeing.v

moved about .its hinged connection.

14. In a bumperfor automobiles, apro-s i tecting'impact bar mountedthereon, means for sup ortin said bar for vertical movevment re ative yto said automobile so that said barican be moved from operative to in-Aoperative position; resilient arms for mounting the bumper on the frameof a vehicle, l

f and means for holding said bar in operative position. l i 15. In adevice of the class described, the

combinationv with a casing for enclosing articles, of [a cover movablysupported thereon'and adapted to cover saidcasing to com'- pletelyenclose said articles, and means'on i said cover to support a'tire sothat the 'same vse will move with said cover.

.16. A spare tire protecting bumper 'com-V prising means for supportingsaid bumper on the frame of'an automobile in position to protect saidtire, said supportingmeans umperi comprising means for moving said to aninoperative position to permit the removal of said spare tirefrom itssup ort.

17.--An article supporting casingl or vehicles comprising a membersupported on Asaid-vehicle to foi'mone side of 'a1 receptacle forcompletely enclosing articles, and a member movably mounted on said rstmember -tlire supporting means being displaced from normal position`when one of the sections is Y 'moved relative to the other.

In testimony whereof-I have signed mv name tothis specification on this12th danyY of January, A. D. 1928.

EDWARD A. BANSCHBACH.

E, uralityof sections movable -relatively to eac porting a tire on oneof said; sections, said

